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Fun with angles: This lesson plan will help the students visualize the different angles (corresponding, alternate interior, and same-side interior) when coplanar lines are cut by a transversal.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics); By Scott Black.

Noodles away: This lesson will assist students to see angle relationships and the relationship of parallel lines and transversals. This exercise is good for visual and tactile learners since it is of a concrete nature. Students of all academic levels can enjoy this.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics); By Melda Bullock.

Looking at things from different angles: This lesson will introduce students to angles using a resource of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop "Interactivate Your Bored Math Students."; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Beth Jorgensen.

A boulder of Roan Mountain gneiss: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 7; Figure 5 shows a boulder of Roan Mountain gneiss quarried out of the mountainside and doing duty now as a persuasive "No Entry" signal to those thinking of using an off-limits Forest Service road. The bands of quartz show up nicely in this recently exposed...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

Exploring geometric shapes: These hands-on activities make learning about geometric shapes more appealing to students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); By Debbie Fox.

Zigzag fence: In a zigzag fence, the rails, usually split, are laid zigzag fashion, one upon another, without posts, but generally with bracing of some sort at the angles. It is a sloppy fence, but it is easy to make and makes removing sections convenient. Its height runs...; Format: image

Camels overlooking the city: Two camels, the right sitting, and the left standing, look over Goreme and a light blue sky. There is a tall silver-grey tower standing to the left of the camels. A cobblestone street angles down the hill in front of the camels.; Format: image/photograph

Edible geometry: Students will use food to demonstrate their understanding of the sectors and arc lengths in a circle.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By shari frederick.

See how they run!: The 100 meter dash: Middle level students will collect times as they run the 100 meter dash. These times will be depicted through various graphic representations (bar, circle, histogram). Times will be compared to current world records for the 100 meters. Students will decide which Math class ran fastest and support that choice in short essay form. They will also try to determine the faster gender based on the data collected.

This lesson plan is a unit filled with related lesson plans. One or two parts of this project could be completed as a stand-alone lesson, or the entire set of activities and extensions could be completed for an involved, integrated unit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); By Holly Smith.

Resources of South America: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.9; In this lesson for grade six, students will research the resources of a South American country and will create a map illustrating those resources.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies); By Shea Calloway and Joann Via.

Our geometric world: The students will use newspaper and magazine pictures to recognize geometric figures within the real world. They will make a collage of pictures showing various geometric shapes. They will write a summary of the shapes that are represented in their collage.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); By Robin Ward.

Utility workers: Working with the Pythagorean theorem: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.7; In this lesson plan, students use the Pythagorean theorem to solve a problem relevant to the careers of utility workers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

Cooperation, trust, and interdependence: This activity involves two group initiatives designed to give students the opportunity to experience what it is like to depend on others for their safety. These initiatives will be used to explore trust, cooperation and interdependence while using problem-solving skills and effective communication.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Guidance); By Laura Janson.

Resources for teaching with photographs: Websites, activities, books, and image collections for classroom use.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

Reading newspapers: Factual reporting: This learner's guide introduces students to the use of historical newspapers as primary sources and provides key questions for reading them.; Format: article/learner's guide; By Kathryn Walbert.

One room, many uses: Patty Berge converts her eighth-grade science classroom to suit multiple instructional methods. A classroom profile.; By Kathleen Casson.

From the North Carolina Gold-Mine Company: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.3; An 1806 report on North Carolina's gold mining region, including notes on geology and a description of the early work of mining. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Everyday geometry: Hidden figures and polygons: A lesson plan for grade 5 math in which students use historical photographs and drafting plans to demonstrate their knowledge of mathematical figures and polygons.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics); By Sonna Jamerson.

Confirming and visualizing Lewis dot structures: With this activity, students can calculate and visualize the atomic and molecular structures of bonds and lone pairs in the molecule methanol (methyl alcohol, CH3OH).; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Bob Gotwals.

Learning about the earth through remote sensing: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.6; In this lesson, students will learn about remote sensing and satellite images, and will gain an understanding of how various professions use information gathered via these methods.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

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